Our People Tom Furnival

Tom handles a wide range of patent work, including original drafting, prosecution and opposition, particularly defensive oppositions, in the engineering, electronics, computing and physics fields.  He also advises on Freedom-to-Operate, infringement issues and registered designs.

Areas of Expertise

• Photonics
• Optical devices and laser design
• Medical devices
• Telecommunication systems
• Semiconductor devices and fabrication
• Computer hardware and software
• Bioinformatics
• Machine learning/ artificial intelligence

Clients

Tom works with a mix of multinationals, start-ups, individual applicants and foreign attorneys. These are predominantly UK based, and in the high tech/ mechanical engineering spheres.

Background

He has a Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Exeter. He undertook two years of research into the solid-state theory of Memristors, before joining Mewburn Ellis LLP in 2013. He qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2017 and a Chartered Patent Attorney in 2018.